September is National Suicide Prevention Month. During this month, prevention organizations, survivors, mental health advocates, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention and…
Health and Wellness
Kerr+Jones Gallery
Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay will host a live auction and reception on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. to benefit the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council. The BRCRC serves…
New parents and grandparents and other family members are invited to bring along their newborns to share their experiences with having a new addition to the family at the new Milestones Meet…
LincolnHealth’s flu clinics will begin later this month and extend until Oct. 26.
Drive-up service is being offered at primary care locations in…
Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real experts,…
On Thursday, Aug. 23, Hearty Roots (HR) hosted a gathering on its newly acquired Bremen property to honor the land, express gratitude and appreciation…
Join Orthopedic Surgeon Ross Feller, MD and LincolnHealth Surgical Service Director Jessica Pinkham to…
19 Towns, 19 Stories, a county-wide project created through a massive community effort, begins next week. Including events in each of Lincoln County’s 19 towns from Aug.…
LincolnHealth was recently recognized by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Becker’s Hospital Review for its excellence in inpatient care and clinical outcomes…
International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is the most extensive annual campaign to end overdose. The campaign raises awareness of overdose, which has impacted every community. Too many…
The importance of dietary fiber and other key elements of gut health will be the topic of the next Diabetes Support Group on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Wellness…
The next monthly meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) group will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall in Boothbay Harbor.
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Finding Our Voices was awarded $10,000 at the Westbrook Strong 5k by Laurie and Gary Rairdon who started the race event 11 years ago to commemorate their son who was killed in domestic violence…
If you’ve ever wondered about how surgery is performed at LincolnHealth, you can get a closer look at a presentation slated for Monday, July 22 at 9 a.m. in the Arrowsmith Building, 40 Belvedere…
After more than a year of meeting via Teams, the LincolnHealth Community Meetings will return to an in-person format on Friday, July 19 at 9 a.m. at the Community Room at the Watson Health Center…
Local Southport summer resident Dr. Paul Schacknow is passionate about helping make our community safer from cardiac emergencies. He participates with a number of cardiac specialists, other M.D.s…
Mango tacos, passion fruit cheesecake, curry noodle soup, and lemon cocktails are some of the ways 62 Midcoast eateries are incorporating the color yellow on their July menus in the second…
The next monthly meeting of the VIP group (Visually Impaired Persons) will take place on Tuesday, July 2, at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue in…
It’s happening all over Lincoln County: neighbors and families are beginning to get together and talk. And though they’re talking about the hardest of things – addiction, recovery, overdose, death…
Case manager Jeff Slack of Care Partners will be the featured presenter at the next Diabetes Support Group on Tuesday, June 11 beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the new Wellness and Rehab Center in…
About one year ago, the YMCA Alliance of Northern New England (YMCA NNE) partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) and VA Maine Healthcare System to launch a first-of-its-kind…
Drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues are common problems that many veterans struggle with. Without adequate treatment or support, these issues spiral quickly out of control.…
Christine Buckley has raised $5,372.00 and counting for her sister-survivors of domestic abuse through an ongoing art sale benefiting Finding Our Voices in her framing store in Camden.
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Finding Our Voices
Sailor, activist, and author Heidi Love will join the online discussion of her best-selling new book Laughing at the Sky in the Finding Our Voices book club Tuesday, June 11 at 6 p.m.
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LincolnHealth was pleased to learn that its $4.5 million Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) grant application to expand oncology and infusion services on the Miles campus has been approved by…
Grow-to-donate farm Veggies to Table has an upcoming flower pop-up event at Perch Cafe & Bakery at 11 Friendship Road, Waldoboro on Saturday, May 11 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Ahead of the event…
Finding Our Voices
Domestic abuse survivors with Finding Our Voices (FOV) shared how Maine’s criminal justice system is emboldening their perpetrators, and endangering them and the general public in a two-a-half-…
Where it’s at
The creatively talented Thais (pronounced Thi-ese) Francis, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, came to the office a few weeks ago to talk about her new dance/yoga technique: the Soga Method. She…
LincolnHealth will be hosting a series of workshops to assist individuals capture and document their health care wishes in the event they are unable to communicate them.
The next three…
Maggie Atwood has experienced many memorable and rewarding interactions while assisting patients, residents and family members as a LincolnHealth volunteer. A longtime resident of Sheepscott…
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset to host the…
Community of Hope
Domestic abuse research and reporting often focus on physical violence. But this narrow frame may be misleading. Between 60% and 80% of domestic abuse survivors seeking outside supports (i.e.,…
On Saturday, April 20, Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table is excited to be participating once again in Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day in Damariscotta. They will be set up…
Morgan Mitchell, creatress and flowcilitator, returns to the Merry Barn with her magical Creative Flow Circles, beginning on Sunday, April 21.
In these unique artistic explorations,…
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair in Conjunction with CLC YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Saturday,…
Finding Our Voices online
Michelle Horton's “Dear Sister” documents how blindness to domestic abuse led to her sister’s wrongful incarceration for killing her abuser. …
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when Healthy Kids, A Family Resource Network, connects with our local community to focus on child and family well-being. Healthy Kids serves…
New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast, Maine’s comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, will host a free Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in…
Compassion takes on many forms depending on the situation. Regarding LincolnHealth’s nursing care facilities, it’s all about ensuring that none of the residents in their final stages of life go…
Soon, patients and visitors to the Watson Health Center on the Miles Campus will be sheltered from the elements when entering or exiting the building for an appointment.
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Join LincolnHealth inpatient pharmacist Jennifer Havelin for “Understanding Diabetes Medications” at LincolnHealth’s next Diabetes Support Group. It will take place Tuesday, April 9, beginning at…
Community of Hope
Survivors of domestic abuse often experience impacts on their mental health. Sometimes these effects are temporary, and sometimes they can be long-lasting. According to the book,…
New Hope Midcoast
New Hope Midcoast is excited to announce a matching challenge opportunity that doubles donor impact and provides a chance to recognize someone who has contributed to our community in meaningful…
Last year hundreds of Lincoln County residents came together to create 716 Candles. A grassroots project presented by Healthy Lincoln County with multiple local partners, it sought to…
Finding Our Voices
The Hollywood star Gabriel Byrne brought $20,000 to Finding Our Voices and a whole lot of sunshine to survivors of domestic abuse in a sold-out event for the statewide nonprofit at the Camden…
Press release
Portland, Maine – MaineHealth announced today that during 2024 it will roll out a unified identity…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration open for the next session on Tuesday,…
The author of a chronicle of the murder of a Unity College student and her girlfriend hiking the Appalachian Trail is joining the online discussion of the book with the Finding Our Voices book…
John: “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you for two hours!”
Laura: “I’m OK. I was out with a friend.”
John: “Out where? What friend? What’s his name?”
Laura: “It wasn’t…
